tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388410130005604809.post4892608664360851047..comments2018-05-24T12:11:32.292-05:00Comments on Nanaland: Fairy Tale Girl...A ReviewArlene Grimmhttps://plus.google.com/117104254793988663133noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388410130005604809.post-64267629413779172522015-10-16T07:08:00.012-05:002015-10-16T07:08:00.012-05:00I felt the same way! But if I hadn&#39;t gone thro...I felt the same way! But if I hadn&#39;t gone through that, who knows where I would be today . . . for sure Cliff got me to his grandmother and that got me to Joe, so that was a great reward for what I went through. Cliff was only 22 when I met him, so we were idiot children together. Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes. It&#39;s what we do with our idiocy in the long run that matters. I hope the story gets better for you. I just really wanted to tell the truth in all of it&#39;s highlights and lowlights. Maybe someone else is going through what I went through. Thanks for writing me back. And truly, being a person who STILL isn&#39;t always sure where she&#39;s going, I do very much appreciate your honesty. xoxo Susan Branchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912322645581549978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388410130005604809.post-71233890030923634062015-10-16T06:52:42.262-05:002015-10-16T06:52:42.262-05:00Susan, I thank you for responding to this review. ...Susan, I thank you for responding to this review. I always try to be honest in my feelings about the books I read without being ugly, I hope!! I just love you sweet spirit so much that I wanted to deck Cliff.lol....I am glad you are happy now and I will be purchasing your next book!<br />Arlene https://www.blogger.com/profile/17845514896764280013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388410130005604809.post-22723278991974285492015-10-16T05:49:51.718-05:002015-10-16T05:49:51.718-05:00All I can say is that I was an idiot when I was yo...All I can say is that I was an idiot when I was young, and I stayed young WAY too long for my own good! But if you DO read the second book, I promise I get better as I get older. That old live and learn thing is true! Love to read your honest and thoughtful comments! xoxo Susan Susan Branchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912322645581549978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388410130005604809.post-74917787745756361492015-10-15T10:22:02.263-05:002015-10-15T10:22:02.263-05:00I enjoyed reading your thoughts on this book. The...I enjoyed reading your thoughts on this book. There was just something a bit odd about the way she wrote about Cliff. I had to google him and find out what he is up to these days. I see that he is quite the business man and came out with his own book about the time of Susan&#39;s book release. I read that they are still friends. After what he put her through I find that hard to swallow!! I saw that the book has many five stars on Amazon. I gave it a three on Good Reads. I was really amazed that she is totally self taught...I admire anyone who can draw so beautifully. I will be purchasing her next book because I do think Joe was the man for her!! I so enjoy reading of their adventures together on the blog and in books. Arlene https://www.blogger.com/profile/17845514896764280013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388410130005604809.post-75769623590728467712015-10-15T10:11:03.394-05:002015-10-15T10:11:03.394-05:00Arlene, thank you for this review. I am usually o...Arlene, thank you for this review. I am usually one of the last to obtain and read a new book. It could have been very tempting for me to buy this one, for Susan was doing a book signing only a half hour from me. Mr. T and I already had plans for that day, so I couldn&#39;t have gone anyway, but I did entertain the thought. Now, although I might still be interested in reading the book (I think), I&#39;m pretty sure I wouldn&#39;t pay money for it. I am like you, I lose patience with characters (even fictional ones) in a story who just put up with mistreatment in any sort of relationship. But I guess we never really know for sure how we would respond were we walking their path, in their shoes. I&#39;m happy that Susan&#39;s story has culminated in a happy ending with her wonderful marriage to Joe and her beautiful art that speaks to so many of us.Mrs.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392321745556290343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388410130005604809.post-59588485590642587852015-10-15T09:37:22.478-05:002015-10-15T09:37:22.478-05:00I haven&#39;t read the book but I admire Susan for...I haven&#39;t read the book but I admire Susan for writing truth and moving on.<br />We tend to think the people we love and admire have had such story book lives, sweet memories and happy endings. Life is a mixture of good and bad experiences and we are who we are because of them. I know everyone has a story and that story is often very surprising. I&#39;m glad Susan shared hers. The next book will be even richer!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388410130005604809.post-27626256207160655542015-10-15T09:27:43.867-05:002015-10-15T09:27:43.867-05:00The book sounds strange, writing about an X when y...The book sounds strange, writing about an X when you have a current. She sounds like a great writer though. Glad you enjoy her so!Tori Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859488167015452608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8388410130005604809.post-53654686090323034862015-10-15T08:36:32.727-05:002015-10-15T08:36:32.727-05:00I am with you Arlene on leave the past behind. I a...I am with you Arlene on leave the past behind. I also purchased this book and you and I are truly soul sisters. I couldn&#39;t have written a more accurate description of what I thought about the book. I think too many people just waller in the past. Learn from it and move on..I say. <br />I do love her ability to keep a diary. I will probably just stick with her seasonal books. This one was an easy read, and I did like the parts that let me see her development but not so much the Cliff part. I say ---Loser and good riddance.<br />I like to think of the happy times. I guess that is why I loved the Dick and Jane books as a kid. I like to think of life not through rose colored glasses, because it is definitely tough sometimes, but more of as an optimist with hope on my side. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185422453541735778noreply@blogger.com